Posted on 09/12/2006 4:55:19 AM PDT by rudy45
Until a few days ago, we had a DLink 614+ wireless router, to which one computer was hardwired via Ethernet cable, and two others had wireless connection. The hardwired PC had a printer directly connected to it, and the wireless PCs could print to the printer via the network.
A few days ago, I replaced the Dlink with a Belkin router (has 802.11g instead of the older 802.11b.
I now seem unable to do remote printing. When I checked the configuration menu for the Belkin router, I found they used "belkin" as the domain name. Our workgroup name was the default MSHOME. I changed "belkin" to MSHOME, but it doesn't help.
Do I have to re-establish the network, via Windows? I hope not, but if I have to, I will. Thanks.
Rudy,
Can you be more specific about the error you get when you try to print from one of the wireless computers?
Also, can you share a folder on the hardwired computer and then access it via one of the wireless computers?
And before you start reding the network, I would call the Belkin support line first.
If it was a network printer, the printer probably had a fixed IP address that may not be recognized by the new router...start there....
Since you have a small network, your computers are probably set for DHCP so they can recognize any new IP address....Printers generally are not that way.
If your printer is DHCP capable, then the new address assigned is not recognized by printer config file in each PC....
Thanks.
After I set up my home network, should I be able to see it under "network connections"? I don't right now. Thanks.
Sorry Rudy .. I don't abuse my tools that way .. I use my router for fancy edges only.
If you set-up your network again from scratch, then you'll have more experience.
I've gone through the network setup wizard a few times. I always use the workgroup name MSHOME.
How do I know if I've REALLY succeeded? Where, in Windows, will I see the reference to MSHOME? WIll it be in "network connections"? Thanks.
Right click on My Computer and go to Ntwrk ID, then go to properties.
Well...are you logged in?
First, is your network printer truly a network printer or do you have a USB network hub in front of it?
Verify that the network address in the printer is the same as the actual network address.
Once the network address "conflict" is completed (by comparing the router "printer" address with the actual address loaded in the printer) then check each PC's printer config file to ensure that the address the PC is using to send printer files is the same IP address that the printer is located at.
For example, if your printer is located at 192.168.1.10 and one of your desktop PC's printer config files shows your old printer address of 192.168.1.15, your file ain't gonna print because when you changed the router, it changed the IP location of your printer.....
The printers in question are not really "network" printers. They are attached to a PC via USB (specifically, USB cable goes from printer to hub, then from hub to PC). Does it make a difference whether the USB cable has a hub in between, or if it goes directly from PC to printer? So, in this case, I guess there's no real "network address" is there?
Here's another twist: I can't even see the workgroup, after I create the network connection on my computer. IOW, I use the network wizard. I specify a workgroup name, BELKIN_NET. I go through and create the connection.
When I right click on "my computer" I see BELKIN_NET.
However, when I click on the link for "show workgroup computers" I get a message that the workgroup is not accessible, that I don't have authorization. Any help is appreciated. Thanks.
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